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The Valencian Community (, Spanish: Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with more than five million inhabitants. Its homonymous capital Valencia is the third largest city and metropolitan area in Spain. It is located along the Mediterranean coast on the east side of the Iberian Peninsula. It borders with Catalonia to the north, Aragon and Castilla–La Mancha to…

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City of Arts and Sciences
City of Arts and Sciences
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The City of Arts and Sciences ( Catalan: [siwˈtad de les ˈaɾts i les siˈɛnsi.es]; Spanish: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias Spanish: [θjuˈðað de las ˈartes i las ˈθjenθjas]) is a cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain. The City of Arts and Sciences is situated at the southeast end of the former riverbed of the river Turia, which was drained and rerouted a…
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Terra Mítica
Terra Mítica
Benidorm
Terra Mítica () is a theme park located in Benidorm, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. The park is divided into five themed zones: Egypt, Greece, Rome, Iberia, and the Islands (of the Mediterranean). The park opened in 2000. In 2001, a year after park opening, Paramount Parks entered into an agreement to manage Terra Mítica, and the park was branded as a Paramount Park for the following season. In 2004, the park filed for the Spanish equivalent of bankruptcy protection from its creditors. Since then,…
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The Port of Alicante is a seaport in Alicante, Spain on the Mediterranean Sea used for commercial and passenger traffic. The port is administered by the Port Authority of Alicante. External links • Official website • Puertos del Estado
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Cap de la Nau
Cap de la Nau
Javea
The Cap de la Nau () or Cabo de la Nao (Spanish: [ˈkaβo ðe la ˈnao]), literally Cape of the Ship, is a headland located central-eastern coastal Spain on the Gulf of Valencia, Mediterranean Sea. In English, it is also known as Cape Nao. Geography Cap de la Nau is in the municipality of Xàbia, within the Mediterranean province of Alicante, in the comarca of Marina Alta, and is the easternmost point of the Valencian Community. It marks the southern limit of the Gulf of Valencia, and points towards …
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Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia
Palau de les Arts Reina …
Fuente de San Luis
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (; Spanish: Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofía; anglicised as "Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts") is an opera house, performing arts centre, and urban landmark designed by Santiago Calatrava to anchor the northwest end of the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain. It opened on 8 October 2005; its first opera staging was of Beethoven's Fidelio on 25 October 2006. Tenor and conductor Plácido Domingo has maintained a special relationship with the Palau since its fou…
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Castle of Biar
Castle of Biar
Biar
The Castle of Biar stands on a hillock overlooking the town of Biar, in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó (Valencian Community, Spain). History During the Muslim rule had already news but few of the fortress, which began to be relevant to the time of James I of Aragon, remain as border castle under the Treaty of Almizra. The building lost its role during the early modern period and, although rarely used, after was used as a cemetery. It was declared a Monumento Nacional in 1931 and is in the call Rout…
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Torres de Serranos
Torres de Serranos
Valencia
The Serrans Gate or Serranos Gate (, ; Spanish: Puerta de Serranos, Spanish: [ˈpweɾta ðe seˈranos]), also known as Serrans Towers or Serranos Towers (, ; Spanish: Torres de Serranos, Spanish: [ˈtorez ðe seˈranos]) is one of the twelve gates that formed part of the ancient city wall, the Christian Wall (Muralla cristiana), of the city of Valencia, Spain. It was built in Valencian Gothic style at the end of the 14th century (between 1392 and 1398). Its name is probably due to its location in the n…
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Estació del Nord, Valencia
Estació del Nord, Valenc…
Valencia
The North Station (Spanish: Estación del Norte, ) is the major railway station in Valencia, Spain. It is located in the city centre next to the Plaza de Toros de Valencia, the city's bullring, and 200m from the town hall. The building is one of the main works of the Valencian Art Nouveau and was declared Good of Cultural Heritage in 1987. It has connections with Metrovalencia and the city bus network. AVE (high-speed) trains from Madrid and some other long-distance trains use Valencia-Joaquín So…
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El fuego de Clare Woods
El fuego de Clare Woods
Xativa Castle (Spanish: Castillo de Játiva; ) is a castle located in the city of Xàtiva near Valencia, Spain. It consists of a twin fortification divided between the older "Castillo Menor" (minor castle), built on the Iberian and Roman remains of the site, and the more recent "Castillo Mayor" (main castle), built during the medieval period. It sits at a height of 310 meters above the modern-day city. History The fortress is strategically located on the ancient roadway Via Augusta leading from Ro…
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Assut de l'Or Bridge
Assut de l'Or Bridge
Nazaret
The Assut de l'Or Bridge (Valencian: Pont de l'Assut de l'Or, Spanish: Puente de la Presa del Oro) is a white single-pylon cable-stayed bridge in the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain, designed by Valencian architect and civil engineer Santiago Calatrava and completed in December 2008. The name l'Assut de l'Or is Valencian for the Dam of the Gold and refers to a dam that was located nearby, although locally it is referred to as El Jamonero (The Ham Holder) or Pont de l'Arpa, Spanish: …
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Plaza de Toros de Valencia
Plaza de Toros de Valenc…
Valencia
Plaza de Toros de Valencia, officially Plaça de bous de València, is a bullring in València, Spain. It was built between 1850 and 1859 in the neoclassical style, inspired by civil Roman architecture such as the Colosseum in Rome or the Arena of Nîmes (France). It was built by the Valencian architect Sebastián Monleón Estellés. Its structure is formed by a 48-sided polygon, with 384 external arches. It follows the so-called Neo-Mudéjar style. Features When constructed the bullfighting arena was o…
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Atalaya Castle
Atalaya Castle
Villena
The Atalaya Castle (Spanish: Castillo de la Atalaya or Castillo de Villena, English: Castle of the Watch) is a fortress in Villena, province of Alicante, southern Spain. Located over a spur of the Sierra de la Villa, in the north-western part of the province of Alicante, it commands the former frontier between Castile and Kingdom of Aragon. History The fortress was built in an unknown age, although not after the 12th century, since Arab sources mention it in 1172. It has been speculated that the…
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Macizo de Montgó
Macizo de Montgó
Santa Lucía
Montgó () is a mountain in Alicante Province, Spain, which rises to . It is the last spur on the Cordillera Prebética Mountain Range and is located in the Marina Alta region in the north of Alicante between the towns of Dénia and Xàbia. The mountain rises dramatically from the valley floors surrounding it and dominates the skyline for miles around. Its craggy cliffs are home to some of the most unusual flora and fauna in Spain. The mountain is renowned for its rock formations, cliffs, caves and …
wikipedia/Montgó_Massif
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Morning blue hour at Plaza del Ayuntamiento de Valencia
Morning blue hour at Pla…
Valencia Cathedral, at greater length the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia (Spanish: Iglesia Catedral-Basílica Metropolitana de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Valencia, ), also known as St Mary's Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in Valencia, Spain. The cathedral was consecrated in 1238 by the first bishop of Valencia after the Reconquista, Pere d'Albalat, Archbishop of Tarragona, and was dedicated to Saint Mary by order of James I the Conqueror. It…
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Segura
Segura
Guardamar del Segura
Segura (Spanish: [seˈɣuɾa], ; Latin: Thader; Arabic: شقورة, or ) is a medium-sized river in southeastern Spain. It has its source in the Sierra de Segura. Course The river begins at Santiago Pontones (province of Jaén), passes Calasparra, Cieza, Blanca, Murcia, Beniaján (Region of Murcia), , Orihuela, Rojales and flows into the Mediterranean Sea near Guardamar del Segura in the province of Alicante. Some of its tributaries are the Mundo (which starts near Riópar), the Alhárabe (which starts in …
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Contrastes de Cofrentes
Contrastes de Cofrentes
Cofrentes Nuclear Power Plant is a BWR-type nuclear power station located about southeast of Cofrentes, Spain. Cofrentes NPP entered service on October 14, 1984, with an installed power capacity of 992 MWe. Through improvements, it has successfully expanded its power gradually, first to 110 percent (1,092 MWe), and then to 111 percent (1,102 MWe), allowing the plant to supply virtually all of the domestic energy consumption in Valencian Community. Construction Cofrentes NPP is built on the righ…
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Monastery of Santa María de la Valldigna
Monastery of Santa María…
Simat de la Valldigna
The Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna is located in Simat de la Valldigna (Valencia). History The monastery was founded in 1297 by James II of Aragon. Since the beginning, it was one of the most important monasteries of the Cistercian order. It was founded by the monks of Santes Creus in the Tarragona province. The whole Valldigna valley belonged to the monks, according to a royal order. The monastery was inhabited by monks until 1835, when a revolt in the Valldigna valley took place after t…
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Ayuntamiento
Ayuntamiento
Moncada
Ayuntamiento (Spanish: [aʝuntaˈmjento])In other languages of Spain: • Catalan: ajuntament (Catalan: [əʒuntəˈmen]). • Galician: concello (Galician: [konˈθeʎʊ]). • Basque: udaletxea (Basque: [udaletʃea]). is the general term for the town council, or '''''cabildo''''', of a municipality or, sometimes, as is often the case in Spain and Latin America, for the municipality itself. is mainly used in Spain; in Latin America is also for municipal governing bodies, especially the executive ones, where …
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falleras
falleras
The Corts Valencianes (), commonly known as Les Corts (Catalan: [les ˈkoɾ(t)s]), are the main legislative body of the Generalitat Valenciana and therefore of the Valencian Community. The main location of the Corts is in the Palace of the Borgias in Valencia; however it can meet at any location in the Valencian lands. The Corts has its origins in bodies established in the thirteenth century by King James I of Aragon. The modern institution was established in 1982 under the Valencian statute of au…
wikipedia/Corts_Valencianes
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Aqualandia is a water park, located in Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain. It is the sister park to the animal theme park Mundomar immediately next door and with which it shares the same free car park. Water is sourced directly from the ocean. Aqualandia contains many water attractions, including water slides, swimming pools, river rapids and sunbathing areas.
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Museo de las ciencias Príncipe Felipe
Museo de las ciencias Pr…
The Valencia Street Circuit (, Spanish: Circuito Urbano de Valencia) was a street circuit in Valencia, Spain which hosted the Formula One European Grand Prix for five years (2008–2012). The first race meeting on the circuit was held over the 23/24 August 2008 weekend, with Felipe Massa winning the main event, the European Grand Prix, after starting from pole position. The circuit used the roads skirting the city's harbour and America's Cup port area – including a section over a swing bridge – a…
wikipedia/Valencia_Street_Circuit
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Alicante Terminal () is the central railway station of Alicante, Spain. Commonly referred locally as the RENFE station, the station is part of Adif system, and is a terminal station. The station accommodates RENFE long-distance and medium-distance trains, and it is the origin of lines C-1 and C-3 of Cercanías Murcia/Alicante (suburban trains). The station is not related to the narrow gauge railway Alicante-Dénia managed by FGV and part of the city's tram network. In 2013, AVE (high-speed) railwa…
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Racó Seva
Racó Seva
Canalobre Cave () is a karst cave located in the small municipality of Busot, Alicante Province, in the Valencian Community of Spain. It has an estimated area of at least . It is one of the largest and one of the most popular caves in the Valencian Community. The entrance to the cave is at the elevation of about on the northern slopes of the mountain ridge known as Cabezón de Oro (literally, "big golden head"). The cave is known for a large vault of height similar in shape to a cathedral. The …
wikipedia/Canelobre_Cave
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Valencia Open 500
Valencia Open 500
Nazaret
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